MassVoter.com← Medford City CouncilMedford City Council · 2018–2019 Council · Regular meeting
May 8, 2018
29 recorded votes, 22 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF)
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Attendance
Present: Richard F. Caraviello, Frederick N. Dello Russo, John C. Falco, Adam Knight, Breanna Lungo-Koehn, Michael J. Marks, George A. Scarpelli
Absent: None
Every vote, in order
Records
Approval as amended — Paper 18-411: Notice of public hearing city of medford july
Upon motion by Vice President Dello Russo as amended, seconded by Councillor Knight on a roll call vote of 7 in the affirmative and 0 in the negative-passed
From the minutes
“Upon motion by Vice President Dello Russo as amended, seconded by Councillor Knight on a roll call vote of 7 in the affirmative and 0 in the negative-passed.” (Motion: Russo, second: Knight)
Suspension of the rules to take papers in Communications of the Mayor
Vice President Dello Russo moved for suspension of the rules to take papers in Communications of the Mayor, seconded by Councillor Knight-passed
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Vice President Dello Russo moved for suspension of the rules to take papers in Communications of the Mayor, seconded by Councillor Knight-passed.” (Motion: Russo, second: Knight)
Communications from the Mayor
Approval as amended — Paper 18-393: Resolution: to meet this appropriation, the City Treasurer, with the approval of the Mayor, is authorized to borrow said sum and to issue bonds or notes
Upon motion by Vice President Dello as amended, seconded by Councillor Knight that the loan Order take is first reading on a roll call vote of 7 in the affirmative and 0 in the negative-Passed
The records write “Vice President Dello” (Frederick N. Dello Russo, Jr., the Vice President in 2018).
From the minutes
“Upon motion by Vice President Dello as amended, seconded by Councillor Knight that the loan Order take is first reading on a roll call vote of 7 in the affirmative and 0 in the negative-Passed.” (Motion: Russo, second: Knight)
Approval as amended — Paper 18-394: Mayor’s request: accept under Massachusetts General Law Chapter 44, section 53A, the creation of a Library Donation account
Upon motion by Vice President Dello Russo, seconded by Councillor Falco as amended on a roll call vote of 7 in the affirmative and 0 in the negative-
From the minutes
“Upon motion by Vice President Dello Russo, seconded by Councillor Falco as amended on a roll call vote of 7 in the affirmative and 0 in the negative-.” (Motion: Russo, second: Falco)
Approval as amended — Paper 18-395: Mayor’s request: accept under Massachusetts General Law Chapter 44, section 53A, the creation of a Fire Station Donation account
Upon motion by Councillor Knight, seconded by Vice President Dello Russo as amended on a roll call vote of 7 in the affirmative and 0 in the negative-
From the minutes
“Upon motion by Councillor Knight, seconded by Vice President Dello Russo as amended on a roll call vote of 7 in the affirmative and 0 in the negative-.” (Motion: Knight, second: Russo)
Motion on the paper — Paper 18-396: Order regarding Application of Bond Premium
Upon motion by Vice President Dello Russo, seconded by Councillor Knight on a roll call vote of 7 in the affirmative and 0 in the negative-passed
From the minutes
“Upon motion by Vice President Dello Russo, seconded by Councillor Knight on a roll call vote of 7 in the affirmative and 0 in the negative-passed.” (Motion: Russo, second: Knight)
The paper take its first reading — Paper 18-396: Order regarding Application of Bond Premium
Upon motion by Councillor Knight, seconded by Vice President Dello Russo that the paper take its first reading on a roll call vote of 7 in the affirmative and 0 in the negative- Passed
From the minutes
“Upon motion by Councillor Knight, seconded by Vice President Dello Russo that the paper take its first reading on a roll call vote of 7 in the affirmative and 0 in the negative- Passed.” (Motion: Knight, second: Russo)
Scarpelli to table — Paper 18-396: Order regarding Application of Bond Premium
Scarpelli to table on a roll call vote of 5 in the affirmative and 2 in the negative (Dello Russo, Marks)-
Yes: Caraviello, Falco, Knight, Lungo-Koehn, ScarpelliNo: Marks, Russo
From the minutes
“Scarpelli to table on a roll call vote of 5 in the affirmative and 2 in the negative (Dello Russo, Marks)-.” (Motion: Scarpelli)
The paper take its third reading to be ordained — Paper 18-341: Amend Chapter 66 Personnel Compensation
Upon motion by Vice President Dello Russo, seconded by Councillor Knight that the paper take its third reading to be ordained on a roll call vote of 7 in the affirmative and 0 in the negative-
From the minutes
“Upon motion by Vice President Dello Russo, seconded by Councillor Knight that the paper take its third reading to be ordained on a roll call vote of 7 in the affirmative and 0 in the negative-.” (Motion: Russo, second: Knight)
Motion on the paper — Paper 18-337: National Grid Gas Fourth St & Riverside Ave
Upon motion by Councillor Knight, seconded by Vice President Dello Russo-Granted
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Upon motion by Councillor Knight, seconded by Vice President Dello Russo-Granted.” (Motion: Knight, second: Russo)
Revert to regular order of business
Councillor Lungo-Koehn motioned to revert to regular order of business-passed
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Councillor Lungo-Koehn motioned to revert to regular order of business-passed.” (Motion: Lungo-Koehn)
Motion on the paper — Paper 17-795: petition by the Medford City Council to amend the zoning ordinances of the city of Medford, Chapter 94 entitled Zoning, Section 94-95 General Provisions...
Upon motion by Councillor Knight, seconded by Councillor Falco on a roll call vote of 7 in the affirmative and 0 in the negative-Passed
From the minutes
“Upon motion by Councillor Knight, seconded by Councillor Falco on a roll call vote of 7 in the affirmative and 0 in the negative-Passed.” (Motion: Knight, second: Falco)
Motions, Orders and Resolutions
Approval as amended — Paper 18-412: Resolution: the City Assessor provide the Medford City Council with a list of all tax- exempt properties
Upon motion by Councillor Scarpelli as amended, seconded by Councillor Falco- passed
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Upon motion by Councillor Scarpelli as amended, seconded by Councillor Falco- passed.” (Motion: Scarpelli, second: Falco)
Approval as amended — Paper 18-413: Resolution: the report be broken down by department b) Amended by Councillor Knight that the Public Safety Officials provide service zone violations by Tufts as...
Upon motion by Councillor Scarpelli as amended, seconded by Councillor Falco-passed
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Upon motion by Councillor Scarpelli as amended, seconded by Councillor Falco-passed.” (Motion: Scarpelli, second: Falco)
Lungo-Koehn to table- Tabled — Paper 18-414: Offerd by Councillor Knight
Lungo-Koehn to table- Tabled
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Lungo-Koehn to table- Tabled.” (Motion: Lungo-Koehn)
Motion on the paper — Paper 18-415: Resolution: requires a Community Impact Mitigation Agreement when City owned parcels, public ways, and public land are to be used for the purpose of storing,...
Upon motion by Councillor Knight, seconded by Vice President Dello Russo-passed
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Upon motion by Councillor Knight, seconded by Vice President Dello Russo-passed.” (Motion: Knight, second: Russo)
Motion on the paper — Paper 18-416: Resolution: the Medford City Council and entire Medford community thank and congratulate the following Medford Firefighters on their 2017 to 2018 retirement
Upon motion by Councillor Marks, seconded by Councillor Lungo-Koehn-passed
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Upon motion by Councillor Marks, seconded by Councillor Lungo-Koehn-passed.” (Motion: Marks, second: Lungo-Koehn)
Table — Paper 18-417: By Joseph A. Viglione, 59 Garfield Ave, Medford, MA to address the Council about management of Access TV Station with absence of Mayor's first choice and Happy
Councillor Lungo-Koehn motioned to table, seconded by Vice President Dello Russo- Tabled
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Councillor Lungo-Koehn motioned to table, seconded by Vice President Dello Russo- Tabled.” (Motion: Lungo-Koehn, second: Russo)
Suspension of the rules to take papers in the possession of the Clerk
Vice President Dello Russo motioned for suspension of the rules to take papers in the possession of the Clerk, seconded by Councillor Knight-passed
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Vice President Dello Russo motioned for suspension of the rules to take papers in the possession of the Clerk, seconded by Councillor Knight-passed.” (Motion: Russo, second: Knight)
Motion on the paper — Paper 18-424: Resolution: the Medford City Council commend and congratulate David Paliaro and Shawn Driscoll-Gomez on the occasion of being awarded the rank of Eagle Scout
Upon motion by Vice President Dello Russo, seconded by Councillor Falco-passed
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Upon motion by Vice President Dello Russo, seconded by Councillor Falco-passed.” (Motion: Russo, second: Falco)
Motion on the paper — Paper 18-425: Resolution: the Telephone Pole in front of 41 Mangles St, which is tilted and needs replacing
Upon motion by Councillor Marks, seconded by Vice President Dello Russo-passed
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Upon motion by Councillor Marks, seconded by Vice President Dello Russo-passed.” (Motion: Marks, second: Russo)
Approval as amended — Paper 18-426: Resolution: the drain work on Mangles and Morrison Streets be discussed a) Amended by Councillor Marks that the repair of the streets be resurfaced curb to curb
Upon motion by Councillor Marks as amended, seconded by Councillor Scarpelli- passed
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Upon motion by Councillor Marks as amended, seconded by Councillor Scarpelli- passed.” (Motion: Marks, second: Scarpelli)
Motion on the paper — Paper 18-427: Resolution: the Council be updated on the construction work at Wellington Circle
Upon motion by Councillor Marks, seconded by Vice President Dello Russo-passed
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Upon motion by Councillor Marks, seconded by Vice President Dello Russo-passed.” (Motion: Marks, second: Russo)
Approval as amended — Paper 18-428: Resolution: the crosswalks in North Medford be discussed a) Amended by Councillor Marks that the area crosswalks by Waddell be repainted b) Amended by...
Upon motion by Councillor Marks as amended, seconded by Councillor Falco-passed
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Upon motion by Councillor Marks as amended, seconded by Councillor Falco-passed.” (Motion: Marks, second: Falco)
Motion on the paper — Paper 18-429: Resolution: the Lawrence Memorial Hospital be discussed a) Amended by Councillor Marks that the Council be made aware of any future meetings concerning the hospital
Upon motion by Councillor Marks, seconded by Vice President Dello Russo-passed
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Upon motion by Councillor Marks, seconded by Vice President Dello Russo-passed.” (Motion: Marks, second: Russo)
Motion on the paper — Paper 18-430: Resolution: resulted in the tow
Upon motion by Councillor Knight, seconded by Councillor Scarpelli-passed
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Upon motion by Councillor Knight, seconded by Councillor Scarpelli-passed.” (Motion: Knight, second: Scarpelli)
Motion on the paper — Paper 18-431: Offerred by Councillor Knight and President Caraviello Be It Resolved the Medford City Council extend its deep and sincere condolences to the family of Connie M
Upon motion by Councillor Knight, seconded by Councillor Scarpelli-passed
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Upon motion by Councillor Knight, seconded by Councillor Scarpelli-passed.” (Motion: Knight, second: Scarpelli)
Motion on the paper — Paper 18-432: Resolution: the Board of Health report back to the council of the Health Departments standards and policies concerning construction sites on pest and rodent...
Upon motion by Councillor Knight, seconded by Councillor Scarpelli-passed
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Upon motion by Councillor Knight, seconded by Councillor Scarpelli-passed.” (Motion: Knight, second: Scarpelli)
Records
Table — Records of the meeting of May 1, 2018
Councillor Lungo-Koehn motioned to table-Tabled
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Councillor Lungo-Koehn motioned to table-Tabled.” (Motion: Lungo-Koehn)
From the Medford City Council’s official records (its minutes), posted in the city’s Municode document library (Council Records) and on its CivicClerk meeting portal. We check every vote against the councilors present and quote the exact wording. MassVoter never grades or scores officials. Councilor photos: City of Medford (medfordma.org), cropped from the captioned 2026 City Council photo on the official City Council page (Gotta Know Media). Justin Tseng: Harvard Law School. Former councilors show initials.
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